Is thi normal!?

[vsecret]

I got a Picasso Trigger on Sunday and he has already eatten my cleaner shrimp on monday and today he ate my Pink spotted watchman goby! He eats like a pig, so I feed him twice a day, and he still ate my fish! My LFS said (because it was hers for 4 years) that her daughter fed it 3 times a day for that long. DO you think It is normal for him to eat my other fish because I'm not feeding hm as much as he was getting fed??

 

[ibanez]

In my opinion, fish do what fish do, some are fine with other fish, others aren't. I would wonder what other companions the trigger had with its other owner. I like triggers, but not enough to dedicate a tank to their special needs, that fish would be gone if it was me. If it can eat a watchman in one night, you should probably be feeding it about that much a day, and different variety foods. It might help, but no certainty.

 

[bang guy]

Sounds like a typical Picasso.

 

[jackri]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/3247391
Sounds like a typical Picasso.
+1
Fish with teeth like that generally aren't peaceful get-a-long pals with sensitive tankmates.

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3247438
+1
Fish with teeth like that generally aren't peaceful get-a-long pals with sensitive tankmates.
+2 you can't change a fish's genetic make-up just by feeding it enough.

 

[vsecret]

thanks everyone. I'm not sure what to do. I really like this fish a lot, but I dont want it to eat all my others. He seems to get a lot great with my green chromis, fox face, and clowns.

 

[srfisher17]

He'll probably be OK with most fish. Inverts are a natural food for them. Avoid very small fish and lionfish. They love the lions flowing fins. You can never be sure, almost any trigger can decide to munch a smaller fish--usually attacking the belly. BTW, how big is your tank? Cramped space=stress=aggression. Also, be sure he gets meaty chunks of food. Raw shrimp, squid, SW fish flesh, scallops, etc.